The village generates $50 million annually for the county in sales and property taxes, so for the county to suddenly require local road maintenance, Fritz said, is "disingenuous."
"It takes two unrelated topics and tries to meld them together, which is inappropriate," he said.
Unfortunately, this is a case where Cook County is just copying a strategy from the Feds. It is two unrelated topics, or rather extremely loosely related topics, that are used to coerce the actions of lower levels of government. This is much like the Feds threatening highway money to whichever States do not subjugate themselves by changing the drinking age to 21 some years back.
I hate driving in chicago. the drivers are too agressive for me! Sucks about more red light cameras. The one's I've seen in other areas aren't labeled. =P
-- ~Caroline =D
Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities.
- Aldous Huxley
Faulty
Went home tonight in Cook county and a red light camera was going off at cars during the entire green light!
tee hee
Green is the new red.
And this is reason I avoid
And this is reason I avoid c(r)ook county.
I stay on the dupage side as much as possible.
Granted we have cams too..and I try to avoid those townships.
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Like Federal Strategy
The village generates $50 million annually for the county in sales and property taxes, so for the county to suddenly require local road maintenance, Fritz said, is "disingenuous."
"It takes two unrelated topics and tries to meld them together, which is inappropriate," he said.
Unfortunately, this is a case where Cook County is just copying a strategy from the Feds. It is two unrelated topics, or rather extremely loosely related topics, that are used to coerce the actions of lower levels of government. This is much like the Feds threatening highway money to whichever States do not subjugate themselves by changing the drinking age to 21 some years back.
I hate driving in chicago.
I hate driving in chicago. the drivers are too agressive for me! Sucks about more red light cameras. The one's I've seen in other areas aren't labeled. =P
~Caroline =D Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities. - Aldous Huxley
New county
It this keeps going, maybe the concept of Lincoln County will be viable.
Allan Barnett - Garmin nüvi 885T/765T/Pharos GPS (bluetooth) w/MS Maps on PPC